Several properties were condemned at Thursday night’s Helena City Council meeting. The 10 properties were declared a nuisance to the city of Helena. The owners have been mailed over 100 letters concerning the properties and they have either failed or refused to comply.
Archive: May 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
Phillip N. Baldwin, President and CEO of Southern Bancorp (Southern), announced today an award of $50,000 to the City of Helena’s Property Standards Board for the demolition of abandoned and deteriorating buildings and the elimination of debris within the city. Funds will be used for the further implementation of housing and redevelopment goals as set out in the Phillips County Strategic Plan.
Archive: May 2005 | Section: Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
First Bank, N.A.’s student advisory board, along with all of the students in Phillips County, recently granted a wish for Madelyn, a six-year-old first grader from Stutgart, through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Archive: May 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
Martin Chaffin, executive director of the Philips County Port Authority, told members at their meeting Monday night that he had advertised for bids for insurance to cover the crane and equipment being erected at the slack water harbor.
Archive: March 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
What began as a small partnership between Southeast Arkansas College at Pine Bluff and the Southern Good Fatih Fund may soon spread throughout the state of Arkansas, according to Dr. Phil Shirley, president of SEARK College.
Archive: March 2005 | Section: Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
One of the Delta Bridge Project’s plans is to tear down abandoned residential properties to help Helena’s beautification program. So far, 31 properties have been torn down, which exceeded the initial goal of 25, according to Southern Development Bancorp Community Development representative Michael Boone.
Archive: March 2005 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern CDC
Phillips County native Paula Oliver is the new Main Street Helena director. She took over the post on Feb. 21. Oliver previously served as tourism coordinator for the Delta Rivers Regional Tourism Council.
Archive: March 2005 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
Preparing to make a wish.
Archive: March 2005 | Section: Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
Southern Bancorp of Arkadelphia was chosen Arkansas’ Business of the Year Thursday evening by Arkansas Business magazine.
The business won in category 3 of the competition, which is for businesses with 75 to 300 employees, Bill Wright, president of Elk Horn Bank and Trust, an affiliate of Southern Bancorp, said.
Archive: March 2005 | Section: Clark County, Elk Horn Bank, Southern Bancorp
Dr. Maya Angelou, considered one of the great voices of contemporary literature, shared her wit and wisdom with a capacity crowd Thursday at Henderson State University’s Arkansas Hall.
“I’m happy to be in Arkansas,” Angelou said. “You can never leave home. I found my great rainbows in the sky in Arkansas.”
Archive: March 2005 | Section: Clark County, Southern Bancorp
